Genetics and applied biotechnology

wsbim1382  2025-2026  Bruxelles Woluwe

Genetics and applied biotechnology
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3.00 credits
30.0 h
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The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Content
Four main topics will be proposed to masters students in biomedical sciences (SBIM Master) : 1) Molecular biology of prokaryotes (plasmid, cloning, bacterial expression of proteins, site-directed mutagenesis); 2) Molecular biology of eukaryotes I (DNA Structure, analysis of variants, sequencing, quantitative PCR, RNAseq); 3) Molecular biology of eukaryotes II (cloning, vectors and protein expression, transfection and viral infection, µRNA, RNA interference, transgenesis); 4) Gene and cellular therapies (CRISPR/cas9, IPS cells, engineered tissues)
Evaluation methods
Written exam including questions on each of the 4 topics. 
Language : French with specific part in English
Other information
PDF versions of slides presented in the course, which cover the subject in a comprehensive way, will be made available on MoodleUCL. There is no formal syllabus.
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
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Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Biomedicine